EDWARD FOOTE GARDNER TOP US SINGLES FOR 1930*
No. Song-Artist-Month 1 WHEN IT'S SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES-HILO HAWIIAN ORCHESTRA-JUNE 1820 2 THE STEIN SONG (UNIVERSITY OF MAINE)-RUDY VALLEE & HIS CONNECTICUT YANKEES-April 1428 3 DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES-NAT SHILKRET & THE VICTOR YOUNG ORCHESTRA-July 1276 4 LITTLE WHITE LIES-FRED WARING'S PENNSYLVANIANS-September 1088 5 HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN-BEN SELVIN & HIS ORCHESTRA-February 980 6 IF I COULD BE WITH YOU ONE HOUR TONIGHT-MCKINNEY'S COTTON PICKERS-September 964 7 SHOULD I?-ARDEN OHMAN ORCHESTRA-March 880 8 BETTY CO-ED-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-October 816 9 I'M FOLLOWING YOU-Paul Specht & His Orchestra-February 816 10 WHEN THE ORGAN PLAYED AT TWILIGHT-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-December 790 11 Three Little Words-Duke Ellington-November 788 12 Moonlight On The Colorado-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-December 782 13 You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me-Bing Crosby,Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra-August 764 14 It Happened In Monterey-Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra-May 764 15 Cryin' For The Carolines-Will Morgan & Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-March 724 16 (I'm A Dreamer) Aren't We All?-Paul Whiteman-February 686 17 I'm In The Market For You-Van Phillips-June 672 18 Body And Soul-Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra-December 666 19 A Cottage For Sale-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-May 656 20 So Beats My Heart For You-Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra-August 656 21 Go Home And Tell Your Mother-Bobby Burns,Gus Arnheim & His Orchestra-October 636 22 If I Had A Girl Like You-Benny Krueger & His Orchestra-June 628 23 I'm Yours-Bert Lown & His Orchestra-November 608 24 The Kiss Waltz-Bob Borger,George Olsen & His Orchestra-October 552 25 There's Danger In Your Eyes,Cherie-Harry Richman-April 548 26 Under A Texas Moon-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-May 544 27 Sing,You Sinners-High Hatters-May 528 28 Chant Of The Jungle-Paul Specht & His Orchestra-January 490 29 What Is This Thing Called Love?-Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-March 488 30 My Future Just Passed-High Hatters-August 484 31 The Moon Is Low-Fran Frey,George Olsen & His Orchestra-May 476 32 It Must Be True-Gus Arnheim & His Orchestra-December 466 33 Down The River Of Golden Dreams-Johnny Marvin,Hilo Hawiian Orhestra-August 456 34 A Little Kiss Each Morning (A Little Kiss Each Night)-Rudy Vallee & his Connecticut Yankees-January 454 35 Swingin' In A Hammock-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-September 420 36 Puttin' On The Ritz-Harry Richman-May 412 37 Beyond The Blue Horizon-Bob Borger,George Olsen & His Orchestra-December 410 38 Exactly Like You-Ruth Etting-June 404 39 My Baby Just Cares For Me-Art Jarrett,Ted Weems & His Orchestra-October 400 40 I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-October 400 41 Singing A Song To The Stars-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-August 400 42 Lazy Lou'siana Moon-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-April 392 43 On the Sunny Side of the Street-Ted Lewis & His Band-May 392 44 Bye Bye Blues-Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-September 388 45 Sing Something Simple-Jacques Renard & His Orchestra-November 384 46 I Still Get A Thrill(thinking Of You)-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-October 380 47 You've Got That Thing-Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-February 348 48 Livin' In The Sunlight,Lovin' In The Moonlight-Bernie Cummins & His Hotel New Yorker Orchestra-July 336 49 Singin' In The Bathtub-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-January 334 50 St.James' Infirmary-Louis Armstrong-March 316 51 Somewhere In Old Wyoming-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-September 304 52 The Man From The South-Ted Weems & His Orchestra-February 288 53 Sweetheart Of My Student Days-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-December 278 54 When The Bloom Is On The Sage-Beverly Hill Billies-June 268 55 Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder (For Somebody Else)-Paul Small,B. Cummins & Hotel New Yorker Orchestra-August 256 56 Old New England Moon-Jack Fulton,Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra-August 240 57 Get Happy-Phil Dewey,Frank Luther,Leo O'Rourke,Nat Shilkret & The Victor Young Orchestra-July 232 58 Great Day-Paul Whiteman-January 222 59 Ten Cents A Dance-Ruth Etting-July 220 60 Just A Little Closer-Ruth Etting-September 212 61 My Sweeter Than Sweet-Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-January 212 62 I Love You So Much-Bob Haring & His Orchestra-August 192 63 Sweet Jennie Lee!-Isham Jones & His Orchestra-December 188 64 Why?-Paul Whiteman-March 188 65 Strike Up The Band-Arden Ohman Orchestra-April 180 66 Around The Corner-Tom Gerun & His Orchestra-August 176 67 Don't Tell Her (Him) What Happened-Ruth Etting-October 176 68 I'll Be Blue Just Thinking Of You-Ruth Etting-November 164 69 Kitty from Kansas City-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-July 160 70 Congratulations-Jack Denny & His Orchestra-January 160 71 Why Was I Born?-Helen Morgan-February 156 72 Telling It To The Daisies-Nick Lucas-June 152 73 Beside An Open fireplace-The Dorsey Brothers-April 144 74 Fine And Dandy-Arden Ohman Orchestra-December 124 75 My Fate Is In Your Hands-Gene Austin & Fats Waller-January 124 76 'Tain't No Sin (To Dance Around In Your Bones)-George Olsen & Dick Gardner-March 112 77 That Wonderful Something-Roy Ingham & His Orchestra-February 104 78 More Than You Know-Ruth Etting-January 102 79 South Sea Rose-Ethel Shutta,George Olsen & His Orchestra-March 100 80 Baby's Birthday Party-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-December 96 81 I Never Dreamt-Ruth Etting-June 92 82 When The Little Red Roses Get The Blues-Al Jolson-May 56 83 When I'm Looking At You-Lawrence Tibbett & Nat Shilkret's Orchestra-April 56 84 Romance-Diana Gaylen-April 48 85 I Still Remember-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-June 48 86 Don't Ever Leave Me-Helen Morgan-February 44 87 Here Comes The Sun-Biltmore Rhythm Boys,Bert Lown & His Orchestra-October 44 88 All That I'm Asking Is Sympathy-Gene Austin-January 44 89 I'll See You Again-Leo Reisman Orchestra-March 44 90 Something To Remember You By-Libby Holman-December 44 *Edward Foote Gardner ia a mathematician who used data to compile bi-monthly US single charts between 1899 and 1949.